diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 80f718a..3cefae2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ Check [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) for recommendations on how
 
 :pencil: - chore
 
+## 1.2.1
+- :rocket: added capability to pass `softly` prefix and throw `SoftAssertionError`
+
 ## 1.2.0
 - :rocket: added capability to pass `soft` flag and throw `SoftAssertionError`
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 521c613..3ce053d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@qavajs/validation",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.2.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@qavajs/validation",
-      "version": "1.2.0",
+      "version": "1.2.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "ajv": "^8.17.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0fb8730..b63e18a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@qavajs/validation",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.2.1",
   "description": "Lib that transform plain english definition to validation functions",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/verify.ts b/src/verify.ts
index 34e4388..c0820bd 100644
--- a/src/verify.ts
+++ b/src/verify.ts
@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ export const validations = {
 const isClause = '(?:is |do |does |to )?';
 const notClause = '(?<reverse>not |to not )?';
 const toBeClause = '(?:to )?(?:be )?';
+const softlyClause = '(?<soft>softly )?';
 const validationClause = `(?:(?<validation>${Object.values(validations).join('|')})(?:s|es| to)?)`;
 
-export const validationExtractRegexp = new RegExp(`^${isClause}${notClause}${toBeClause}${validationClause}$`);
-export const validationRegexp = new RegExp(`(${isClause}${notClause}${toBeClause}${validationClause})`);
+export const validationExtractRegexp = new RegExp(`^${isClause}${notClause}${toBeClause}${softlyClause}${validationClause}$`);
+export const validationRegexp = new RegExp(`(${isClause}${notClause}${toBeClause}${softlyClause}${validationClause})`);
 
 type VerifyInput = {
   AR: any;
@@ -123,16 +124,18 @@ export function verify({ AR, ER, validation, reverse, soft }: VerifyInput): void
 export function getValidation(validationType: string, options?: { soft: boolean }): (AR: any, ER: any) => void {
   const match = validationExtractRegexp.exec(validationType);
   if (!match) throw new Error(`Validation '${validationType}' is not supported`);
-  const { reverse, validation } = match.groups as {[p: string]: string};
+  const { reverse, validation, soft } = match.groups as {[p: string]: string};
+  const softProp = options?.soft || !!soft;
   return function (AR: any, ER: any) {
-    verify({ AR, ER, validation, reverse: Boolean(reverse), soft: options?.soft ?? false });
+    verify({ AR, ER, validation, reverse: Boolean(reverse), soft: softProp });
   };
 }
 
-export function getPollValidation(validationType: string, opts?: { soft: boolean }): (AR: any, ER: any, options?: { timeout?: number, interval?: number }) => Promise<unknown> {
+export function getPollValidation(validationType: string, options?: { soft: boolean }): (AR: any, ER: any, options?: { timeout?: number, interval?: number }) => Promise<unknown> {
   const match = validationExtractRegexp.exec(validationType);
   if (!match) throw new Error(`Poll validation '${validationType}' is not supported`);
-  const { reverse, validation } = match.groups as {[p: string]: string};
+  const { reverse, validation, soft } = match.groups as {[p: string]: string};
+  const softProp = options?.soft || !!soft;
   return async function (AR: any, ER: any, options?: { timeout?: number, interval?: number }) {
     const timeout = options?.timeout ?? 5000;
     const interval = options?.interval ?? 500;
@@ -147,7 +150,7 @@ export function getPollValidation(validationType: string, opts?: { soft: boolean
             ER,
             validation,
             reverse: Boolean(reverse),
-            soft: opts?.soft ?? false
+            soft: softProp
           });
           clearInterval(intervalId);
           resolve();
diff --git a/test/validationTransformer.spec.ts b/test/validationTransformer.spec.ts
index 054318a..4f95eb2 100644
--- a/test/validationTransformer.spec.ts
+++ b/test/validationTransformer.spec.ts
@@ -402,8 +402,14 @@ test('should throw AssertionError in case of hard error', () => {
   expect(catcher).to.throw(AssertionError, "Fail: expected 1 to equal 2");
 });
 
-test('should throw AssertionError in case of soft error', () => {
+test('should throw SoftAssertionError in case of soft error', () => {
   const validation = getValidation('to equal', { soft: true });
   const catcher = () => validation(1, 2);
   expect(catcher).to.throw(SoftAssertionError, "Fail: expected 1 to equal 2");
+});
+
+test('should throw SoftAssertionError in case softly prefix', () => {
+  const validation = getValidation('to softly equal', { soft: true });
+  const catcher = () => validation(1, 2);
+  expect(catcher).to.throw(SoftAssertionError, "Fail: expected 1 to equal 2");
 });
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